Fan attachment for baby-carriages



(No Model.)

M. H. CONNERTON.

FAN ATTACHMENT FOR BABY GARRIAGES. No. 365,462. 4 Patented June 28, 1887.

WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

- MICHAEL CONNERTON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FAN ATTACHMENT FOR BABY-CARRIAGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,462, dated June 28, 1887.

. Application filed March 2, 1887. Serial No. 229,404. (No model.)

1'0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MICHAEL H. CONNER- IT0N, a citizen of the United States, residing riages and Fans, which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecifieation and accompanying drawi-ngs,,in whieh-- Figure 1 representsaside elevation of acombined carriage and fan embodying my inven tion. Fig. 2 represents a partial horizontal section thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures. I My invention consists of a childs carriage provided with a tan, and means for operating the same by the motion of the carriage, as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a childs carriage, which, excepting the-feature of my invention applied thereto, is of usual form-and construction. r

B represents an arm which is connected with the front axle and having at its upper end the boss (J.

Projecting forwardly from the lower end of the arm B is the arm D, on the outer end of which is mounted a horizontally arranged pulley, E. Connected with the said pulley E is the shaft F of the fans G, said shaft passing through boss O,which guides and supports the same. e

To one of the wheels of the carriage is secured thepulley H, and to one of the reaches or proper parts of the running-gear are secured the belt-tightening pulleys J and the guide-pulley K, said pulleys J having horizontal axes, and being mounted on the bracket L, which is movably fitted on the reach or running-gear, and provided with a set-screw, M, whereby the pulleys J may be'adjusted, in order that the belt N,which passes between said pulleys, may be properly tightened or loosened, as required, said beltbeing run around the pulleys H E K and between the tighteningpulleys J.

It Will be seen that when motion is imparted to the carriage the pulley H is rotated,whereby the belt N rotates the pulley E, sothat the fans Gare set in motion, it being seen that said fan is upon the body of the carriage, so as to fan the occupant thereof and prevent insects settling thereon.

The fans shown are of well-known form, and may be increased or decreased in number, as desired.

The arms B D are connected with the axle by aclamp, B, which may be readily removed, as may also the pulleys and other parts of the fan-operating device.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is

l.-A carriage having a fan with fan-shaft-, the latter being provided with a pulley thereon, a pulley secured to one of the axles of the running-gear of the carriage, a belt connected with said pulleys, the tightening-pulleys J ,and the guidingpulley K, said parts combined substantially as described.

2. A carriage having the detachable arms B and D, the former having at its upper end the boss 0, both of said arms being adapted to be secured to one of the axles of the runninggear of the carriage, andthe shaft F, carrying the fans G, the said boss 0 furnishing a hearing for the said shaft F, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

' 3. Acarriage and afan, in combination with the fan-shaft F, the arms B D, the pulleys E K H, the belt N, and the belt-tighteningpulleys J, with bracket M, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a combined carriage and fan, the arms B D, with clamp B.

MICHAEL H.- CONNERTON.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, J AS. F. KEL Y. 

